Laparoscopic omental flap for the treatment of major sternal wound infection after cardiac surgery

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 126, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1998-2002

  Puma, Francesco ^a,c   Fedeli, Costanzo ^b   Ottavi, Paolo ^a   Porcaro, Giuseppina ^a   Fonsi, Giovanni Battista ^a   Pardini, Alessandro ^a   Daddi, Giuliano ^b  

^a Department of Thoracic Surgery ^*  (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^c Ospedale Civile S Maria   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANASTOMOSIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LAPAROTOMY; LENGTH OF STAY; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; MUSCLE FLAP; OMENTUM; OSTEOMYELITIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STERNOTOMY; STERNUM; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; WOUND CLOSURE; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0345802940     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5223(03)00709-8     Document Type: Article

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